Spain became the fifth team in World Cup history to relinquish their crown in
the group stages, here's how the Spanish media reacted

Spain's World Cup exit sent shock waves around the globe and the Spanish media this morning are reeling from their early elimination in the group stages.

"THE END", cries Marca. While AS simply says, "GOODBYE WORLD".

Marca goes on to rejoice in the success Spain enjoyed, winning the three last major tournaments before crashing out in Brazil last night following a 2-0 loss against Chile.

"It is logical that the Spanish fans are disappointed, but the respect they should have must be eternal. They achieved what no Spaniard imagined they could. They made millions of Spaniards happy. They made everyone afraid of this team."

AS, however, say that fans knew the end had to come sometime but didn't realise how "painful" it could be.

"The ending was horrible. It had to come sometime, it was assumed, but never could such a painful, a team so unrecognizable. Goodbye, World. Spain is out and their punishment is the humiliation of having to play next Monday against Australia in the game of shame between the first two teams eliminated from the championship."

El Mundo say there was no better place for their era to come crashing down, than Brazil.

"Spain reached the end of the most beautiful time in its history. There was no better land in which to do it. Two European Championships and the World Cup after a tyrannial reign, the squad is buried at the Maracana with the same noise of a giant collapsing."

20 Minutos are more bruising in their analysis.

"Farewell to the World. Humiliated, beaten, crushed, without pride or honour. In the saddest way."

Ultima Hora and Super Deporte are also scathing in their reporting.

Ultima Hora says: "An absolute disappointment erupted again on Wednesday in the Spanish team, which completed its disaster in the 2014 World Cup with a defeat against Chile and rapid elimination with a 2-0 defeat. The current world champions were unrecognisable at Maracana Stadium."

While Super Deporte adds: "An unmitigated debacle, with nothing to object because the title defence has lasted 180 minutes in Brazil 2014, eliminated in the first phase as an insignificant team beaten 5-1 by Holland and 2-0 by Chile."